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Through the lens of a contemporary deception model, The Walsingham Gambit describes how the English deception planners led by Sir Francis Walsingham designed, engineered, and executed a complex seven-year operation to expand Queen Elizabeth I's power by ending the life of Mary, Queen of Scots.
List of contents
Part One (1560-1579)
1. Exit the Old Order - Enter the New Chaos
2. "Elizabeth Ascending"
3. The Worst of Times
4. Becoming the Fox
5. Elizabeth's Eyes and Ears
Part Two (1580-1582)
6. Looking Back
7. Deception Roadmap
8. Looking Ahead
9. "A Sign from God"
10. It's About Time!
11. "Devil In the Details"
Part Three (1583-1585)
12. Fired Up and Ready to Go
13. Unleashing the 'Leash'
14. "Only Time Will Tell"
15. Points of Failure
Part Four (1585-1586)
16. Preparing the "Coup de Grace"
17. Running the Conspirators to Ground
Part Five (1587-1590)
18. "The End is My Beginning"
19. "The Queen is Dead Long Live the Queen!"
20. "Softly Into the Light"
Epilogue
Postscript
Acknowledgments
Appendices
Appendix A Deception Planner/Intelligence Analyst Insights
Appendix B Lingering Questions and Their Implications
Appendix C Walsingham's Intelligence Organization
Appendix D Countering the Catholic Threat
Appendix E Facts, Fiction, and Inferences
Appendix F Chronology of Catholic and Protestant Events
Appendix G Chronology of Significant Deception Plan Execution Events
Appendix H Walsingham's Deception Capabilities Flow Chart
Appendix I Walsingham's Role in Defeating the Babington Plot
About the author
R. Kent Tiernan (B.A. in history, Stanford; M.A. in Western European Area Studies) served as an intelligence officer for the United States Air Force. He was also an assistant professor of history at the United States Air Force Academy.
Summary
Through the lens of a contemporary deception model, The Walsingham Gambit describes how the English deception planners led by Sir Francis Walsingham designed, engineered, and executed a complex seven-year operation to expand Queen Elizabeth I’s power by ending the life of Mary, Queen of Scots.
